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| Wae Rebo village source : Adra Gesza/ACI |
Wae Rebo village in Flores has a unique conical houses and the main attraction of foreign tourists. Stop by there and absorb the earthy nan village life.
Wae Rebo is a traditional village located in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. Its location is flanked by mountains and forests, plus the air temperature is cold enough, making this village was very beautiful.Wae Rebo village was located in the interior, so still a few people who know about this village. But, as there are tourists who come, they will immediately stunned by the beauty of this village.
One of the highlights of the village of Wae Rebo is a cone shaped their communal house and the roof made of palm leaves. Traditional house called this niang mbaru honai glance similar to that existing in Papua. However, the difference is a form of Wae Rebo roofs over cone with a roof that extends to the ground.
Mbaru Niang is a traditional house that consists of 5 levels with a typical cone roof. The first level is called lutur house or tent. The first floor was used as the residence of the occupant. In the second level or the lobo is a place to store food and goods.
Go up one floor, on the third floor or the floor lentar is used to store seeds for planting. Same as level 1, 2 and 3, the level also has its own name, which is lempa rae. Lempa rae is the place to store reserves of food stock that is useful when the crop was less successful. Well, if you go on the floor at the end or the hekang code, you can see the various offerings that kept homeowners to forefathers.
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| morning at Wae Rebo village source : Adra Gesza/ACI |
Do not be surprised if during a visit to this village, you see people Wae Rebo perform a special ritual before planting. Wae Rebo is because people have feelings that are so subtle, they are maintaining the natural order is not damaged. Population Wae Rebo ground looked like a human being must be respected.
Fun again, if it took time to stay in this village, you can go hunting with the natives. Typically, the captured prey is wild boar, monkeys and other jungle animals. You can also witness the harmony among the people who created the village of Wae Rebo after the hunt. Residents who managed to get a game will share the results with other people who do not get a game, or do not go hunting. Life is so beautiful.
To reach the village of Wae Rebo, visitors climb the vehicle for 4 hours of Ruteng the winding road toward the village of Dintor. Of Dintor, you still have to go on an uphill, past rice fields and trails in the area until Denge Sebu. Do not give up until here, as your journey continues towards the River Race Wae and you will arrive at Wae Rebo.
Your journey will be paid on arrival in Wae Rebo and welcomed by the friendliness of its people and its natural beauty. Visitors who come to this village can bring souvenirs Wae Rebo crafts people, such as weaving sarongs for Rp 300000-400000. Although expensive, original crafts made directly by the people Wae Rebo has a high cultural value because it is made directly by the people Wae Rebo.
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| kids of Wae Rebo source : Adra Gesza/ACI |
source and translate from detiktravel
credit to Putri Rizqi Hernasari
